Meleager & the Calydonian Boar

Mark Cartwright
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A scene from a Roman sarcophagus depicting the Greek hero Meleager fighting the Calydonian boar. From Nea Ionia (Treis Gefyres). 2nd century CE. (Archaeological Museum, Piraeus, Athens)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2016, January 27). Meleager & the Calydonian Boar. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4517/meleager--the-calydonian-boar/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Meleager & the Calydonian Boar." World History Encyclopedia, January 27, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4517/meleager--the-calydonian-boar/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Meleager & the Calydonian Boar." World History Encyclopedia, 27 Jan 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4517/meleager--the-calydonian-boar/.

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